Chronicle of the 70s-Chapter 379 - 356: Visitors

At noon, Li Xianglu personally took the food and went together with Su Yan and the two children. Liu Huahua’s half head was wrapped in a white cloth, with red bloodstains on the back of her head.

She lay there, completely pale, and Li Xianglu handed over Chen Zhong’s meal to her first before opening the red date and millet porridge. Liu Huahua wanted to say something gratefully, but Li Xianglu shook her head and said, "Sister-in-law, don’t talk yet, eat more and let’s chat after you recover."

Liu Huahua nodded difficultly, enduringly ate a bowl of porridge, and drank a cup of honey water before she was settled to continue sleeping.

Chen Zhong was sweating after finishing the meal, grateful but at a loss for words.

Li Xianglu then conveyed Qin Xi’s message: "Brother Chen, my husband meant that you should not cause any trouble for now, nor should your people."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhong’s eyes widened incredibly, wondering if it was really another case of officials protecting each other?

Li Xianglu said impatiently, "What are you thinking? Are we those kind of people? We are worried that if you make a fuss, you might alert them. What if they claim you are lying?" It turns out that people there had already resumed the bank’s loan operations before the covert investigation began, leaving no evidence behind.

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhong understood and nodded to show he got it, then added that he had to go back to the village that night to let everyone know he was safe, especially since the village still hadn’t installed telephones.

Li Xianglu nodded and said, "Go ahead without worry, we’ll take good care of your sister-in-law. Tonight, I’ll have Hu Zi take you back. But don’t drive yourself, have a good sleep."

Li Xianglu emphasized this for a reason, that day’s three-hour drive made Hu Zi’s legs weak, Chen Zhong drove so fast that when he got out, Hu Zi felt like he was about to throw up.

Chen Zhong chuckled naively and agreed.

After Liu Huahua fell asleep and there was nothing else important to arrange, Li Xianglu, Su Yan, and the twins all went back together.

Meanwhile, Qin Xi went straight to the Provincial City, Mr. Li had also made some calls arranging people, and the Lu Family had also sought help.

During these days, Li Xianglu made sure to send meals to Sister Su for Chen Zhong, who was indifferent to food, but Liu Huahua was a patient who had lost a lot of blood. In his past life, Liu Huahua had died, but this life, he had survived. Any issue could cause a problem, and it would be troublesome if Chen Zhong lost control.

However, Li Xianglu had indeed overthought; her appearance had changed Chen Zhong’s fate, subsequently bringing Liu Huahua back to life, preventing further issues.

After settling things in the village, Chen Zhong came back before Monday when Li Xianglu returned to work.

Qin Xi also came back from the Provincial City, and just as he got off work, he saw a black car parked at the front of their house.

Qin Xi glanced at the car, frowned, pushed the door and entered. The twins and Gu Niannian were playing in front of a pile of sand; the living room door was open, and voices could be heard inside.

Qin Xi stood at the doorstep for a moment; it was an unfamiliar male voice. He knocked on the door and then stepped inside.

Li Xianglu heard the noise and hurriedly went to meet him, taking the bag from Qin Xi’s hand, and then frowned slightly, shaking her head gently.

Qin Xi looked, nodded, and then turned to the living room.

At that moment, two unfamiliar men were sitting in the living room, Mr. Li was there having tea with them, and upon seeing Qin Xi come in, he said, "Qin Xi, there are two comrades here looking for you. Have a good chat, I’ll go out and check on the kids."

"Mr. Li went out the door, followed by Li Xianglu who closed the door behind her.

The three children were originally piled up in three trenches, attacking each other when they were lured away by Li Xianglu with a box of Big White Rabbit Creamy Candy.

Moving to the back house, after fetching some hot water to wash the children’s hands and faces, she asked Su Yan, "What are those two here for?"

Su Yan rarely pursed her lips and said, "It’s probably because of Chen Zhong."

Ah, they didn’t mention that just now.

Su Yan then began analyzing slowly, "Look at their clothes; they don’t seem to be from the Provincial City. I also looked at the car; it’s a public vehicle from the county. The two of them spoke the local dialect. Do you still need a guess?"

Li Xianglu froze for a moment, realizing she was the only fool here.

As Mr. Li was distributing candy to the three children, Su Yan also took a piece from the box, tasted it, and nodded, "Hmm, it’s really sweet."

Ba’er, with his mouth full of the white creamy candy, heard Su Yan say it was sweet and got excited to rush over and agree but was quickly grabbed by Mr. Li, "Oh dear, my sweet grandchild, wait until you finish eating."

Li Xianglu grabbed a handful of candies from the box and then went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Meanwhile, Qin Xi and those two people talked for over an hour before they left, and then they pulled out two large boxes from the trunk of their car; Qin Xi called Hu Zi to carry the stuff inside.

Mr. Li and Su Yan then opened the box to examine its contents, smacking their lips while saying, "Oh my, indeed there are plenty of good things!"

After sending the people away, Qin Xi started recording everything in this notebook, finished recording, and then made a phone call; the items were stored in his room.

After dinner, Li Xianglu curiously opened the box and saw that it contained five jin of gold, wondering what kind of people they were to afford such a grand gesture, a men’s watch, a women’s watch, both from Vacheron Constantin. Additionally, there were four bottles of Moutai and some Daqianmen cigarettes.

Qin Xi was washing the feet of the two sons, who weren’t calm at all, splashing water while being washed, soaking Qin Xi’s clothes.

Seeing this, Li Xianglu went straight over, pulled the two sons out of the basin, wiped their feet, and tossed them onto the bed, and then proudly told Qin Xi, "When dealing with enemies, you must storm them, not gently ease into it!"

Qin Xi conscientiously nodded, and the two youngsters started jumping on the bed.

Qin Xi dumped the foot washing water, fetched fresh water again, and the couple started washing their feet together. During this, Li Xianglu asked about Qin Xi’s trip to the Provincial City.

Qin Xi said, "The higher-ups will soon send people down, Chen Zhong and Liu Huahua will have to hide for a while."

Li Xianglu frowned, "Hide where?" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

We can’t hide them at home, right? With people coming and going, how can we handle it if those others track them here? Li Xianglu had not felt the danger of this matter until she saw the things used to bribe Qin Xi, which completely swayed her. So many items, enough to buy a life, just to keep Qin Xi off this case, how powerful must the forces behind this be.

If the authorities don’t handle it cleanly and the culprits escape, won’t all these people be exposed?

Li Xianglu was somewhat worried, but Qin Xi reassured, "It’s alright, the provincial office is taking this matter very seriously, they will lay out extensive plans and won’t act until half a year later."

Play the long game to catch the big fish.